ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΓʹ (103) Psalm 103 (104)

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1 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης Ἑσπερινὸς τῆς Μεγάλης Πέµπτης Εὐλογηµένη ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ἀµήν. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν τῷ Βασιλεῖ ἡµῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν Χριστῷ τῷ Βασιλεῖ ἡµῶν Θεῷ. Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday Vespers of Holy Thursday Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. READER Amen. Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King. Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ Βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡµῶν. Come, let us worship and bow down before Him, Christ our King and God. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΓʹ (103) Psalm 103 (104) Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου ἐµεγαλύνθης σφόδρα. Ἐξοµολόγησιν καὶ µεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω, ἀναβαλλόµενος φῶς ὡς ἱµάτιον. Ἐκτείνων τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡσεὶ δέρριν, ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασιν τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ. Ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέµων. Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς Ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύµατα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. Ὁ θεµελιῶν τὴν γὴν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆς, οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱµάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα. Ἀπὸ ἐπιτιµήσεώς σου φεύξονται, ἀπὸ φωνῆς βροντῆς σου δειλιάσουσιν. Ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη, καὶ καταβαίνουσι πεδία εἰς τόπον, ὃν ἐθεµελίωσας αὐτά. Ὅριον ἔθου, ὃ οὐ παρελεύσονται, οὐδὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι καλύψαι τὴν γήν. Ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων πηγὰς ἐν φάραγξιν, ἀνάµεσον τῶν ὀρέων διελεύσονται ὕδατα. ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are magnified exceedingly; You clothe Yourself with thanksgiving and majesty, who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a curtain; You are He who covers His upper chambers with water, who makes the clouds His means of approach, who walks on the wings of the winds, who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. He established the earth on its stable foundation; It shall not be moved unto ages of ages. The deep like a garment is His covering; the waters shall stand upon the mountains; at Your rebuke they shall flee; at the sound of Your thunder, they shall be afraid. The mountains rise up, and the plains sink down to the place You founded for them. You set a boundary they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. You are He who sends springs into the valley; the waters shall pass between the mountains; they shall give drink to all the wild animals of the 1

2 θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν. Ἐπ' αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει, ἐκ µέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσι φωνήν. Ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερώων αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ. Ὁ ἐξανατέλλων χόρτον τοὶς κτήνεσι, καὶ χλόην τὴ δουλεία τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Τοῦ ἐξαγαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου. Τοῦ ἱλαρύναι πρόσωπον ἐν ἐλαίῳ, κα ἲ ἄρτος καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου στηρίζει. Χορτασθήσεται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ πεδίου, αἱ κέδροι τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἃς ἐφύτευσας. Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ κατοικία ἠγεῖται αὐτῶν. Ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλὰ ταὶς ἐλάφοις, πέτρα καταφυγὴ τοὶς λαγωοίς. Ἐποίησε σελήνην εἰς καιρούς, ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ. Ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ, ἐν αὐτῇ διελεύσονται πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυµοῦ. Σκύµνοι ὠρυόµενοι τοῦ ἁρπᾶσαι, καὶ ζητῆσαι παρὰ τῶ Θεῷ βρῶσιν αὐτοῖς. Ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ συνήχθησαν, καὶ εἰς τὰς µάνδρας αὐτῶν κοιτασθήσονται. Ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν αὐτοῦ ἕως ἑσπέρας. Ὡς ἐµεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτίσεώς σου. Αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα ἡ µεγάλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος, ἐκεῖ ἑρπετὰ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθµός, ζῷα µικρὰ µετὰ µεγάλων. Ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται, δράκων οὗτος, ὃν ἔπλασας ἐµπαίζειν αὐτή. Πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσι, δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν εἰς εὔκαιρον, δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν. Ἀνοίξαντός σου τὴν χείρα, τὰ σύµπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος, ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται. Ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦµα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκλείψουσι, καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν. Ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ πνεῦµα σου, καὶ κτισθήσονται, καὶ ἀνακαινιεὶς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς. Ἤτω ἡ δόξα Κυρίου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, εὐφρανθήσεται Κύριος ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ. Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γήν, καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέµειν, ὁ ἁπτόµενος τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ καπνίζονται. Ἄσω τῶ Κυρίω ἐν τῇ Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης 2 field; the wild asses shall quench their thirst; the birds of heaven shall dwell beside them; they shall sing from the midst of the rocks. You are He who waters the mountains from His higher places; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Your works. You are He who causes grass to grow for the cattle, and the green plant for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth; and wine gladdens the heart of man, to brighten his face with oil; and bread strengthens man's heart. The trees of the plain shall be full of fruit, the cedars of Lebanon, which You planted; there the sparrows shall make their nests; the house of the heron takes the lead among them. The high mountains are for the deer; the cliff is a refuge for the rabbits. He made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night, wherein all the wild animals of the forest will prowl about; the young lions roar and snatch their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun arises, and they are gathered together; and they shall be put to bed in their dens. Man shall go out to his work and to his labor until evening. O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom; the earth was filled with Your creation. There is this great and spacious sea: the creeping things are there without number; the living things are there, both small and great; there the ships pass through; there is this dragon You formed to play therein. All things wait upon You, that You may give them food in due season. When You give it to them, they shall gather it; when You open Your hand, all things shall be filled with Your goodness. But when You turn Your face away, they shall be troubled; when You take away their breath, they shall die and return again to their dust. You shall send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord be forever; the Lord shall be glad in His works: He looks upon the earth and makes it tremble: He touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life: I will sing to my God as long as I exist;

3 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday ζωή µου, ψαλῶ τῶ Θεῷ µου ἕως ὑπάρχω. Ἡδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή µου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσοµαι ἐπὶ τῶ Κυρίω. Ἐκλείποιεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄνοµοι, ὥστε µὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ, ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ. Ὡς ἐµεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (ἐκ γʹ) Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡµῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύµπαντος κόσµου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου, καὶ τῶν µετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ (ἀρχιερατικοῦ βαθµοῦ) ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος), τοῦ τιµίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. may my words be pleasing to Him, and I shall be glad in the Lord. May sinners cease from the earth, and the lawless, so as to be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. The sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night. O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom. Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) Our hope, O Lord, glory to You. In peace, let us pray to the Lord. For the peace from above and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. For our (episcopal rank) (name), the honorable presbyters, the deacons in the service of Christ, and all the clergy and laity, let us pray to the Lord. 3

4 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους ἡµῶν, καὶ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τῆς Μεγάλης τοῦ Χριστοῦ Εκκλησίας, τῆς Ιερᾶς ταύτης Μητροπόλεως, τῆς κοινότητος καὶ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης, πάσης πόλεως, χώρας καὶ τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καµνόντων, αἰχµαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ρυσθῆναι ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Τῆς Παναγίας ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογηµένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας µετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων µνηµονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡµῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώµεθα. (Σοί, Κύριε.) (χαµηλοφώνως) ΕΥΧΗ Αʹ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΥ Κύριε, οἰκτίρµον καὶ ἐλεῆµον, µακρόυθµε καὶ πολυέλεε, ἐνώτισαι τὴν προσευχὴν ἡµῶν, καὶ πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ For our country, the president, and all those in public service, let us pray to the Lord. For the Holy and Great Church of Christ, for this Holy Metropolis, this parish and city, for every city and town, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. For favorable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord. For travelers by land, sea and air, for the sick, the suffering, for captives, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord. Help us, save us, have mercy upon us and protect us, O God, by your grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. (To You, O Lord.) (in a low voice) PRAYER OF THE FIRST ANTIPHON Compassionate and merciful, longsuffering and very merciful Lord, hear our prayer and attend to the voice of our 4

5 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday τῆς δεήσεως ἡµῶν. Ποίησον µεθ' ἡµῶν σηµεῖον εἰς ἀγαθόν ὁδήγησον ἡµᾶς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ σου, τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου εὔφρανον τὰς καρδίας ἡµῶν, εἰς τὸ φοβεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνοµά σου τὸ ἅγιον, διότι µέγας εἶ σύ, καὶ ποιῶν θαυµάσια. Σὺ εἶ Θεὸς µόνος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὅµοιός σοι ἐν θεοῖς, Κύριε δυνατὸς ἐν ἐλέει, καὶ ἀγαθὸς ἐν ἰσχύϊ, εἰς τὸ βοηθεῖν, καὶ παρακαλεῖν, καὶ σώζειν πάντας τοὺς ἐλπίζοντας εἰς τὸ ὄνοµά σου τὸ ἅγιον. supplication. Give us a favorable sign. Guide us in Your path that we may walk in Your truth. Gladden our hearts that we may fear Your holy name, for You are great and work wonders. Only You are God, O Lord, and there is none like You among the gods. You are great in mercy and gracious in strength and in aiding, exhorting, and saving all those who place their hope in Your holy name. Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιµὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. (Ἀµήν.) ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΣΤΑΣΙΣ For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) READER First Stanza ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΙΘʹ Psalm 119 Πρὸς Κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαί µε ἐκέκραξα, καὶ εἰσήκουσέ µου, Κύριε, ῥῦσαι τὴν ψυχήν µου ἀπὸ χειλέων ἀδίκων καὶ ἀπὸ γλώσσης δολίας. Τὶ δοθείη σοι, καὶ τὶ προστεθείη σοι πρὸς γλῶσσαν δολίαν; Τὰ βέλη τοῦ δυνατοῦ ἠκονηµένα, σὺν τοῖς, ἄνθραξι τοῖς ἐρηµικοῖς. Οἴµοι! ὅτι ἡ παροικία µου ἐµακρύνθη, κατεσκήνωσα µετὰ τῶν σκηνωµάτων Κηδάρ, πολλὰ παρῴκησεν ἡ ψυχή µου. Μετὰ τῶν µισούντων τὴν εἰρήνην ἤµην εἰρηνικός, ὅταν ἐλάλουν αὐτοῖς, ἐπολέµουν µε δωρεάν. To the Lord in my affliction I cried out, and He heard me. O Lord, deliver my soul from unjust lips And from a deceitful tongue. What should be given You, and what added to You, Against a deceitful tongue? The arrows of the Mighty One are sharpened With hot coals from the desert. Woe is me! My sojourning was prolonged; I dwelt with the tents of Kedar. My soul sojourned a long time as a resident alien. With those who hate peace, I was peaceful; When I spoke to them, they made war against me without cause. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚʹ Psalm 120 Ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαθµούς µου εἰς τὰ ὄρη, ὅθεν ἤξει ἡ βοήθειά µου. Ἡ βοήθειά µου παρὰ Κυρίου τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Μὴ δῴης εἰς σάλον τὸν πόδα σου, µηδὲ νυστάξει ὁ φυλάσσων σε. Ἰδοὺ οὐ νυστάξει, οὐδὲ ὑπνώσει ὁ φυλάσσων τόν Ἰσραήλ Κύριος φυλάξει σε, Κύριος σκέπη I lifted my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Let not your foot be moved; Neither let Him who keeps you slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord shall keep you; The Lord is your 5

6 σοι ἐπὶ χεῖρα δεξιάν σου. Ἡµέρας ὁ ἥλιος οὐ συγκαύσει σε, οὐδὲ ἡ σελήνη τὴν νύκτα. Κύριος φυλάξει σε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ, φυλάξει τὴν ψυχήν σου ὁ Κύριος, Κύριος φυλάξει τὴν εἴσοδόν σου, καὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης shelter at your right hand. The sun shall not burn you by day Nor the moon by night. The Lord shall keep you from all evil; The Lord shall keep your soul. The Lord shall keep your coming in and your going out From this present time and unto the ages. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΑʹ Psalm 121 Εὐφράνθην ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρηκόσι µοι. Εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου πορευσόµεθα. Ἑστῶτες ἦσαν οἱ πόδες ἡµῶν ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς σου, Ἱερουσαλήµ, Ἱερουσαλὴµ οἰκοδοµουµένη ὡς πόλις, ἧς ἡ µετοχὴ αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό. Ἐκεῖ γὰρ ἀνέβησαν αἱ φυλαί, φυλαὶ Κυρίου, µαρτύριον τῷ Ἰσραήλ, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατι Κυρίου. Ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐκάθισαν θρόνοι εἰς κρίσιν, θρόνοι ἐπὶ οἶκον Δαυΐδ. Ἐρωτήσατε δὴ τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴµ καὶ εὐθηνία τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί σε. Γενέσθω δὴ εἰρήνη ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου, καὶ εὐθηνία ἐν ταῖς πυργοβάρεσί σου. Ἕνεκα τῶν ἀδελφῶν µου καὶ τῶν πλησίον µου, ἐλάλουν δὴ εἰρήνην περὶ σοῦ. Ἕνεκα τοῦ οἴκου Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν, ἐξεζήτησα ἀγαθὰ σοι. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stand in your courts, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city Whose compactness is complete. There the tribes went up, The tribes of the Lord, a testimony to Israel, To give thanks to the name of the Lord. For thrones sat there for judgment, Thrones over the house of David. Ask now for things regarding the peace of Jerusalem, And there is prosperity for those who love you; Let there now be peace in your power And prosperity in your citadels. For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I indeed spoke peace concerning you; For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΒʹ Psalm 122 Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. Ἰδοὺ ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χεῖρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χεῖρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτερῆσαι ἡµᾶς. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως. Ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις. I lift my eyes to You, Who dwell in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the maidservant look to the hands of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God Until He shall have compassion on us. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, For we are greatly filled with contempt; Our soul is greatly filled with it. We are a disgrace to those who prosper, And a contempt to the arrogant. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΓʹ Psalm 123 Εἰ µὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡµῖν, εἰπάτω δὴ Ἰσραήλ, εἰ µὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡµῖν, ἐν τῷ ἐπαναστῆναι ἀνθρώπους ἐφ' ἡµᾶς, ἄρα ζῶντας ἂν κατέπιον ἡµᾶς. Ἐν τῷ ὀργισθῆναι τὸν θυµὸν αὐτῶν ἐφ' ἡµᾶς, ἄρα τὸ ὕδωρ ἂν κατεπόντισεν ἡµᾶς. Χείµαρρον διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, ἄρα διῆλθεν ἡ ψυχὴ "If the Lord had not been with us," Let Israel now say, "If the Lord had not been with us, When men rose up against us, Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger raged against us, Then the water would have drowned us; Our soul would have passed through a torrent, Then our soul 6

7 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday ἡµῶν τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἀνυπόστατον. Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἡµᾶς εἰς θήραν τοῖς ὁδοῦσιν αὐτῶν, Ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν ὡς στρουθίον ἐρρύσθη ἐκ τῆς παγίδος τῶν θηρευόντων. Ἡ παγὶς συνετρίβη, καὶ ἡµεῖς ἐρρύσθηµεν. Ἡ βοήθεια ἡµῶν ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (ἐκ γʹ) Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Τῆς Παναγίας ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογηµένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας µετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων µνηµονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡµῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώµεθα. (Σοί, Κύριε.) (χαµηλοφώνως) ΕΥΧΗ Βʹ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΥ Κύριε, µὴ τῷ θυµῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς ἡµᾶς, µηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς ἡµᾶς, ἀλλὰ ποίησον µεθ' ἡµῶν κατὰ τὴν ἐπιείκειάν σου, ἰατρὲ καὶ θεραπευτὰ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, ὁδήγησον ἡµᾶς ἐπὶ λιµένα θελήµατός σου, would have passed through A water that is overwhelming." Blessed is the Lord, Who did not give us as prey to their teeth. Our soul was delivered like a sparrow From the snare of the hunters; The snare was broken, and we were delivered. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. Help us, save us, have mercy upon us and protect us, O God, by your grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. (To You, O Lord.) (in a low voice) PRAYER OF THE SECOND ANTIPHON O Lord, do not rebuke us in Your anger, nor chastise us in Your wrath, but deal with us ac-cording to Your forebearance, physician and healer of our souls. Lead us to Your haven. Open the eyes of our hearts with the 7

8 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης φώτισον τοὺς ὀφθαλµοὺς τῶν καρδιῶν ἡµῶν, εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς σῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ δώρησαι ἡµῖν τὸ λοιπὸν τῆς παρούσης ἡµέρας εἰρηνικὸν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡµῶν, πρεσβείαις τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων σου. knowledge of Your truth, and grant that the remainder of _this day and the remainder of our lives may be peaceful and sinless, by the intercessions of the holy Theotokos and of all the saints. For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναµις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. (Ἀµήν.) ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ ΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ For yours is the dominion, and yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) READER Second Stanza ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΔʹ Psalm 124 Οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ Κύριον, ὡς ὄρος Σιών, οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὁ κατοικῶν Ἱερουσαλήµ, Ὄρη κύκλῳ αὐτῆς, καὶ ὁ Κύριος κύκλῳ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ὅτι οὐκ ἀφήσει Κύριος τὴν ῥάβδον τῶν ἁµαρτωλῶν ἐπὶ τὸν κλῆρον τῶν δικαίων, ὅπως ἂν µὴ ἐκτείνωσιν οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν ἀνοµίαις χεῖρας αὐτῶν. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ. Τοὺς δὲ ἐκκλίνοντας εἰς τὰς στραγγαλιὰς ἀπάξει Κύριος µετὰ τῶν ἐργαζοµένων τὴν ἀνοµίαν, εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; He who dwells in Jerusalem shall be unshaken forever. The mountains surround her, And the Lord surrounds His people From this present time and unto the ages. The Lord will not permit the rod of sinners To be upon the inheritance of the righteous, Lest the righteous stretch out Their hands in lawlessness. Do good, O Lord, to the good, And to the upright in heart; But those who turn aside to crooked ways, The Lord shall lead away with the workers of lawlessness. Peace be upon Israel. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΕʹ Psalm 125 Ἐν τῷ ἐπιστρέψαι Κύριον τὴν αἰχµαλωσίαν Σιών, ἐγενήθηµεν καὶ ὡσεὶ παρακεκληµένοι. Τότε ἐπλήσθη χαρᾶς τὸ στόµα ἡµῶν, ἡ γλῶσσα ἡµῶν ἀγαλλιάσεως. Τότε ἐροῦσιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν Ἐµεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι µέτ' αὐτῶν. Ἐµεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι µεθ' ἡµῶν, ἐγενήθηµεν εὐφραινόµενοι. Ἐπίστρεψον, Κύριε, τὴν αἰχµαλωσίαν ἡµῶν, ὡς χειµάρρους ἐν When the Lord returned the captives of Zion, We became like those who are comforted. Then our mouth was filled with joy, And our tongue with exceeding joy. Then they shall say among the Gentiles, The Lord did great things with them. The Lord has done great things with us; We were glad. Return, O Lord, our captivity Like streams in the south. Those who sow with tears Shall 8

9 τῷ νότῳ. Οἱ σπείροντες ἐν δάκρυσιν, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει θεριοῦσι. Πορευόµενοι ἐπορεύοντο καὶ ἔκλαιον, βάλλοντες τὰ σπέρµατα αὐτῶν. Ἐρχόµενοι δὲ ἥξουσιν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει, αἴροντες τὰ δράγµατα αὐτῶν. Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday reap with exceeding joy. They went forth and wept, Carrying their seeds with them; But they shall return with exceeding joy, Carrying their sheaves. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚϚʹ Psalm 126 Ἐὰν µὴ Κύριος οἰκοδοµήσῃ οἶκον, εἰς µάτην ἐκοπίασαν οἱ οἰκοδοµοῦντες. Ἐὰν µὴ Κύριος φυλὰξῃ πόλιν, εἰς µάτην ἠγρύπνησεν ὁ φυλάσσων. Εἰς µάτην ὑµῖν ἐστι τὸ ὀρθρίζειν. Ἐγείρεσθε µετὰ τὸ καθῆσθαι οἱ ἐσθίοντες ἄρτον ὀδύνης. Ὅταν δῷ τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς αὐτοῦ ὕπνον, ἰδοὺ ἡ κληρονοµία Κυρίου, υἱοί, ὁ µισθὸς τοῦ καρποῦ τῆς γαστρός. Ὡσεὶ βέλη ἐν χειρὶ δυνατοῦ, οὕτως οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἐκτετιναγµένων. Μακάριος ὃς πληρώσει τὴν ἐπιθυµίαν αὐτοῦ ἐξ αὐτῶν, οὐ καταισχυνθήσονται, ὅταν λαλῶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πύλαις. Unless the Lord builds the house, Those who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guard the city, Those who guard it stay awake in vain. It is in vain for you to rise early, To awaken from your rest, You who eat the bread of grief, When He gives His beloved ones sleep. Behold, children are the Lord's inheritance; The fruit of the womb His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So are the children of those who were outcasts. Blessed is the man who shall fulfill his desire with them; They shall not be ashamed, when they speak to their enemies at the gate. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΖʹ Psalm 127 Μακάριοι πάντες οἱ φοβούµενοι τὸν Κύριον, οἱ πορευόµενοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ. Τοὺς πόνους τῶν καρπῶν σου φάγεσαι, καὶ καλῶς σοι ἔσται. Ἡ γυνή σου ὡς ἄµπελος µακάριος εἶ, εὐθηνοῦσα ἐν ταῖς κλίτεσι τῆς οἰκίας σου. Οἱ υἱοί σου ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου. Ἰδοὺ οὕτως εὐλογηθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούµενος τὸν Κύριον. Εὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιών, καὶ ἴδοις τὰ ἀγαθὰ Ἱερουσαλὴµ πάσας τὰς ἡµέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου.καὶ ἴδοις υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου. Εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ. Blessed are all who fear the Lord, Who walk in His ways. You shall eat the fruits of your labor; You are blessed, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a vine, prospering on the sides of your house; Your children like newly planted olive trees Around your table. Behold, so shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, And may you see the good things of Jerusalem All the days of your life; May you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΗʹ Psalm 128 Πλεονάκις ἐπολέµησάν µε ἐκ νεότητός µου, εἰπάτω δὴ Ἰσραήλ. Πλεονάκις ἐπολέµησάν µε ἐκ νεότητός µου καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησάν µοι. Ἐπὶ τὸν νῶτόν µου ἐτέκταινον οἱ ἁµαρτωλοί, ἐµάκρυναν τὴν ἀνοµίαν αὐτῶν, Κύριος δίκαιος συνέκοψεν αὐχένας ἁµαρτωλῶν. Αἰσχυνθήτωσαν καὶ ἀποστραφήτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω πάντες οἱ µισοῦντες Σιών. Γενηθήτωσαν ὡσεὶ χόρτος δωµάτων, ὃς πρὸ τοῦ ἐκσπασθῆναι "Many times they warred against me from my youth," Let Israel now say; "Many times they warred against me from my youth, Yet they did not overcome me. The sinners schemed behind my back; They prolonged their lawlessness." The righteous Lord cut in pieces the necks of sinners. Let all who hate Zion Be shamed and turned back. Let them become like grass on the housetops, Which withers before it is plucked up; Like 9

10 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης ἐξηράνθη, οὗ οὐκ ἐπλήρωσε τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ὁ θερίζων, καὶ τὸν κόλπον αὐτοῦ ὁ τὰ δράγµατα συλλέγων. Καὶ οὐκ εἶπον οἱ παράγοντες Εὐλογία Κυρίου ἐφ' ὑµᾶς, εὐλογήκαµεν ὑµᾶς ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (ἐκ γʹ) Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Τῆς Παναγίας ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογηµένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας µετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων µνηµονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡµῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώµεθα. (Σοί, Κύριε.) (χαµηλοφώνως) ΕΥΧΗ Γʹ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΥ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, µνήσθητι ἡµῶν τῶν ἁµαρτωλῶν καὶ ἀχρείων δούλων σου, ἐν τῷ ἐπικαλεῖσθαι ἡµᾶς τὸ ἅγιον καὶ προσκυνητὸν ὄνοµά σου, καὶ µὴ καταισχύνῃς ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς προσδοκίας τοῦ ἐλέους σου, ἀλλὰ χάρισαι ἡµῖν, ὁ Θεός, grass with which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor the gatherer of sheaves, his bosom; Neither do those who pass by say to them, "The Lord's blessing be upon you; In the Lord's name, we bless you." Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. Help us, save us, have mercy upon us and protect us, O God, by your grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. (To You, O Lord.) (in a low voice) PRAYER OF THE THIRD ANTIPHON O Lord, our God, be mindful of us Your sinful and useless servants as we call upon Your holy name. Let us not be shamed for expecting Your mercy, but grant us, O Lord, all our petitions which lead to salvation. Make 10

11 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday πάντα τὰ πρὸς σωτηρίαν αἰτήµατα, καὶ ἀξίωσον ἡµᾶς ἀγαπᾶν, καὶ φοβεῖσθαί σε ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας ἡµῶν, καὶ ποιεῖν ἐν πᾶσι τὸ θέληµά σου. us worthy to love and fear You with all our heart, and to do Your will in all things. Amen. Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέµποµεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. (Ἀµήν.) ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ ΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ For you are a good and loving God, and to you we give glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) READER Third Stanza ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΚΘʹ Psalm 129 Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε, τὶς ὑποστήσεται; Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχὴ µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ' αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice; Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplication. If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; My soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord, From the morning watch until night; From the morning watch until night, Let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption; And He shall redeem Israel From all his transgressions. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΛʹ Psalm 130 Κύριε, οὐχ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία µου, οὐδὲ ἐµετεωρίσθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλµοί µου, οὐδὲ ἐπορεύθην ἐν µεγάλοις, οὐδὲ ἐν θαυµασίοις ὑπὲρ ἐµέ. Εἰ µὴ ἐταπεινοφρόνουν, ἀλλὰ ὕψωσα τὴν ψυχήν µου, ὡς τὸ ἀπογεγαλακτισµένον ἐπὶ τὴν µητέρα αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἀνταποδώσεις ἐπὶ τὴν ψυχήν µου. Ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. O Lord, My heart is not exalted, Neither are my eyes raised up; Neither am I carried along in great things, Nor in things too marvelous for me. If I were not humbleminded, But exalted my soul, Like a child weaned from his mother, So You would reward my soul. Let Israel hope in the Lord From this present time and unto the ages. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΛΑʹ Psalm 131 Μνήσθητι, Κύριε, τοῦ Δαυΐδ, καὶ πάσης τῆς πραότητος αὐτοῦ. Ὡς ὤµοσε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ηὔξατο τῷ Θεῷ Ἰακώβ. Εἰ Remember David, O Lord, And all his meekness, How he swore to the Lord, How he vowed to the God of Jacob, "I shall not 11

12 εἰσελεύσοµαι εἰς σκήνωµα οἴκου µου, εἰ ἀναβήσοµαι ἐπὶ κλίνης στρωµνῆς µου. Εἰ δώσω ὕπνον τοῖς ὀφθαλµοῖς µου, καὶ τοῖς βλεφάροις µου νυσταγµόν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν τοῖς κροτάφοις µου. Ἕως οὗ εὕρω τόπον τῷ Κυρίῳ, σκήνωµα τῷ Θεῷ Ἰακώβ. Ἰδοὺ ἠκούσαµεν αὐτὴν ἐν Ἐφραθᾷ, εὕροµεν αὐτὴν ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις τοῦ δρυµοῦ. Εἰσελευσόµεθα εἰς τὰ σκηνώµατα αὐτοῦ, προσκυνήσοµεν εἰς τὸν τόπον, οὗ ἔστησαν οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ. Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε, εἰς τὴν ἀνάπαυσίν σου, σύ, καὶ ἡ κιβωτὸς τοῦ ἁγιάσµατός σου. Οἱ ἱερεῖς σου ἐνδύσονται δικαιοσύνην, καὶ οἱ ὅσιοί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται. Ἕνεκεν Δαυῒδ τοῦ δούλου σου µὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ χριστοῦ σου. Ὤµοσε Κύριος τῷ Δαυῒδ ἀλήθειαν, καὶ οὐ µὴ ἀθετήσει αὐτήν. Ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς κοιλίας σου θήσοµαι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου σου. Ἐὰν φυλάξωνται οἱ υἱοί σου τὴν διαθήκην µου, καὶ τὰ µαρτύριά µου ταῦτα, ἃ διδάξω αὐτούς, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος καθιοῦνται ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου σου. Ὅτι ἐξελέξατο Κύριος τὴν Σιών, ᾑρετίσατο αὐτὴν εἰς κατοικίαν ἑαυτῷ. Αὕτη ἡ κατάπαυσίς µου εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, ὧδε κατοικήσω, ὅτι ᾑρετισάµην αὐτήν. Τὴν θύραν αὐτῆς εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω, τοὺς πτωχοὺς αὐτῆς χορτάσω ἄρτων. Τοὺς ἱερεῖς αὐτῆς ἐνδύσω σωτηρίαν, καὶ οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτῆς ἀγαλλιάσει ἀγαλλιάσονται. Ἐκεῖ ἐξανατελῶ κέρας τῷ Δαυΐδ, ἡτοίµασα ἐπὶ λύχνον τῷ χριστῷ µου. Τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ ἐνδύσω αἰσχύνην, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτόν ἐξανθήσει τὸ ἁγίασµά µου. Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης enter my dwelling, I shall not recline on my bed, I shall not close my eyes in sleep Nor my eyelids for dozing, Nor give any rest to my temples, Until I find a place for the Lord, A tabernacle for the God of Jacob." Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the plains of the wood; Let us enter into His tabernacles; Let us worship at the place where His feet stood. Arise, O Lord, into Your rest, You and the ark of Your holiness; Your priests shall clothe themselves in righteousness; Your saints shall greatly rejoice. For Your servant David's sake, Do not turn away from the face of Your anointed. The Lord swore to David this truth, and He shall not reject it, "I shall set upon your throne one from the fruit of your loins. If your sons keep My covenant And these testimonies I shall teach them, Then their sons shall sit upon your throne forever." For the Lord has chosen Zion; He chose her for His dwelling: "This is My place of rest unto ages of ages; Here I shall dwell, for I have chosen her. Blessing, I shall bless her provision; I shall satisfy her poor with bread; And I shall clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall rejoice exceedingly with great joy; There I shall cause to spring up a horn for David; There I prepared a lamp for my anointed; His enemies I shall clothe with shame; Upon him shall My sanctification flourish." ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΛΒʹ Psalm 132 Ἰδοὺ δὴ τὶ καλόν, ἢ τὶ τερπνόν, ἀλλ' ἢ τὸ κατοικεῖν ἀδελφοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό. Ὡς µύρον ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ πώγωνα, τὸν πώγωνα τοῦ Ἀαρών, τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ τὴν ὤαν τοῦ ἐνδύµατος αὐτοῦ. Ὡς δρόσος Ἀερµών, ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη Σιών, ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος τὴν εὐλογίαν, ζωὴν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant As for brothers to dwell together in unity? It is like fragrant oil running down upon the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down upon the border of his garment; It is like the dew of Hermon, running down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing And life forever. 12

13 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΡΛΓʹ Psalm 133 Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου, οἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Ἐν ταῖς νυξὶν ἐπάρατε τὰς χεῖρας ὑµῶν εἰς τὰ ἅγια, καὶ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον. Εὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιών, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (ἐκ γʹ) Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡµῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Τῆς Παναγίας ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογηµένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας µετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων µνηµονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡµῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώµεθα. (Σοί, Κύριε.) (χαµηλοφώνως) ΕΥΧΗ Δʹ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΥ Ὁ τοῖς ἀσιγήτοις ὕµνοις καὶ ἀπαύστοις δοξολογίαις ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων δυνάµεων ἀνυµνούµενος, πλήρωσον τὸ στόµα ἡµῶν τῆς αἰνέσεώς σου, τοῦ δοῦναι µεγαλωσύνην τῷ ὀνόµατί σου τῷ ἁγίῳ, καὶ δὸς ἡµῖν µερίδα καὶ κλῆρον µετὰ πάντων τῶν φοβουµένων σε ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ Behold now, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God. In the nights, lift up your hands to the holy of holies And bless the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth. Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) Our hope, O Lord, glory to You. Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. Help us, save us, have mercy upon us and protect us, O God, by your grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. (To You, O Lord.) (in a low voice) You who are praised with incessant hymns and ceaseless doxologies by the heavenly Powers, fill our mouth with Your praise, so that we may exalt Your holy name. Grant us a share and a part with all those who fear You in truth and keep Your 13

14 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης φυλασσόντων τὰς ἐντολάς σου, πρεσβείαις τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων σου. commandments, through the intercessions of the holy Theotokos and all Your saints. Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, Θεὸς τοῦ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σῴζειν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέµποµεν, τῷ Πατρί, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. (Ἀµήν.) ΧΟΡΟΣ For You are our God, the God of mercy and salvation, and to You do we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) CHOIR Ἦχος αʹ. Mode 1. Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν µου, εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν µου πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς µου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι µε πρὸς σέ εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε. Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή µου, ὡς θυµίαµα ἐνώπιόν σου ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν µου θυσία ἑσπερινή εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε. Ἦχος αʹ. Idiomelon. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Σὲ τὸν τῆς Παρθένου Υἱόν, πόρνη ἐπιγνοῦσα Θεόν, ἔλεγεν ἐν κλαυθµῷ δυσωποῦσα, ὡς δακρύων ἄξια πράξασα. Διάλυσον τὸ χρέος, ὡς κἀγὼ τοὺς πλοκάµους ἀγάπησον φιλοῦσαν, τὴν δικαίως µισουµένην, καὶ πλησίον τελωνῶν σε κηρύξω, εὐεργέτα φιλάνθρωπε. Ἦχος αʹ. Idiomelon. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῷς µοι. Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You. Hear me, O Lord. Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord. Mode 1. Idiomelon. Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name. When the harlot became aware that You, the Son of the Virgin, were God, she began to weep as one who had done things deserving tears, and imploring You she said, "Undo my debt, I pray You, as I undo my braids. Love me who am kissing You, though rightly I am hated; and alongside the publicans I will proclaim You, Benefactor who loves humanity." Mode 1. Idiomelon. The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. 14

15 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday Τὸ πολυτίµητον µύρον, ἡ πόρνη ἔµιξε µετὰ δακρύων, καὶ ἐξέχεεν εἰς τοὺς ἀχράντους πόδας σου, καταφιλοῦσα ἐκείνην εὐθὺς ἐδικαίωσας, ἡµῖν δὲ συγχώρησιν δώρησαι, ὁ παθῶν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Ἦχος αʹ. Idiomelon. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Ὅτε ἡ ἁµαρτωλός, προσέφερε τὸ µύρον, τότε ὁ µαθητής, συνεφώνει τοῖς παρανόµοις ἡ µὲν ἔχαιρε κενοῦσα τὸ πολύτιµον, ὁ δὲ ἔσπευδε πωλῆσαι τὸν ἀτίµητον αὕτη τὸν Δεσπότην ἐπεγίνωσκεν, οὗτος τοῦ Δεσπότου ἐχωρίζετο αὕτη ἠλευθεροῦτο, καὶ ὁ Ἰούδας δοῦλος ἐγεγόνει τοῦ ἐχθροῦ. Δεινὸν ἡ ῥαθυµία! µεγάλη ἡ µετάνοια! ἣν µοι δώρησαι Σωτήρ, ὁ παθῶν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Ἦχος αʹ. Idiomelon. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Ὦ τῆς Ἰούδα ἀθλιότητος! ἐθεώρει τὴν πόρνην φιλοῦσαν τὰ ἴχνη, καὶ ἐσκέπτετο δόλῳ, τῆς προδοσίας τὸ φίληµα. Ἐκείνη τοὺς πλοκάµους διέλυσε, καὶ οὗτος τῷ θυµῷ ἐδεσµεῖτο, φέρων ἀντὶ µύρου, τὴν δυσώδη κακίαν φθόνος γὰρ οὐκ οἶδε προτιµᾶν τὸ συµφέρον. Ὦ τῆς Ἰούδα ἀθλιότητος! ἀφ' ἦς ῥῦσαι ὁ Θεὸς τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. The harlot mingled the very costly fragrant oil with her tears, and she poured it out on Your immaculate feet and kissed them profusely. You immediately justified her. To us, also, grant forgiveness, O Lord who suffered for us, and save us. Mode 1. Idiomelon. Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. When the sinful woman offered the fragrant oil, then the disciple made his agreement with the transgressors of the Law. She rejoiced in pouring out the costly oil, and he lost no time in selling off the priceless One. She acknowledged the Master, and he was becoming estranged from the Master. She was emancipated, while Judas became a slave of the enemy. How dreadful was his rashness! How great was her repentance! Grant me this repentance, O Savior who suffered for us, and save us. Mode 1. Idiomelon. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Oh, the wretchedness of Judas! He watched as the harlot was kissing Your feet, all the while with guile thinking about the kiss of betrayal. As she untied her braided hair, he was knotted up in anger, bringing rancid wickedness instead of fragrant oil. For envy does not know where there is profit. Oh, the wretchedness of Judas! From this deliver our souls, O God. 15

16 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης Ἦχος βʹ. Idiomelon. Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµός ἐστιν. Ἡ ἁµαρτωλὸς ἕδραµε πρὸς τὸ µύρον πριάσασθαι, πολύτιµον µύρον, τοῦ µυρίσαι τὸν εὐεργέτην, καὶ τῷ µυρεψῷ ἐβόα Δὸς µοι τὸ µύρον, ἵνα ἀλείψῳ κἀγὼ τὸν ἐξαλείψαντά µου πάσας τὰς ἁµαρτίας. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Idiomelon. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἡ βεβυθισµένη τῇ ἁµαρτίᾳ, εὗρέ σε λιµένα τῆς σωτηρίας, καὶ µύρον σὺν δάκρυσι κενοῦσά σοι ἐβόα Ἴδε, ὁ ἔχων ἐξουσίαν συγχωρεῖν ἁµαρτίας ἴδε, ὁ τῶν ἁµαρτανόντων τὴν µετάνοιαν µένων. Ἀλλὰ Δέσποτα διάσωσόν µε, ἐκ τοῦ κλύδωνος τῆς ἁµαρτίας µου, δέοµαι, διὰ τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Idiomelon. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Σήµερον ὁ Χριστός παραγίνεται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ Φαρισαίου, καὶ γυνὴ ἁµαρτωλὸς προσελθοῦσα, τοῖς ποσῖν ἐκυλινδοῦτο βοῶσα Ἴδε τὴν βεβυθισµένην τῇ ἁµαρτίᾳ, τὴν ἀπηλπισµένην διὰ τὰς πράξεις, τὴν µὴ βδελυχθεῖσαν παρὰ τῆς σῆς ἀγαθότητος, καὶ δός µοι Κύριε, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν κακῶν, καὶ σῶσόν µε. Mode 2. Idiomelon. If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. The sinful woman ran to purchase ointment, costly ointment, to anoint her Benefactor; and to the perfumer she cried out, "Give me the ointment, so that I in turn may anoint the One who wiped away all my sins." Mode pl. 2. Idiomelon. Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. She who was submerged in sin found in You a harbor of salvation. She poured out the fragrant oil along with her tears, and she cried out to You, "Behold, the One who has authority to forgive sins! Behold, the One who waits for the repentance of sinners!" O Master, I implore You, save me from the tempest of sin, in Your great mercy. Mode pl. 2. Idiomelon. From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. Today, Christ is at the house of the Pharisee. A sinful woman approaches and grovels at His feet, and she cries to Him, "See me, a woman submersed in sin. I have given up in despair because of what I have done. And yet Your goodness does not abhore me. Grant me forgiveness for my wicked deeds, O Lord, and save me." 16

17 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Idiomelon. Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ' αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. Ἥπλωσεν ἡ πόρνη τὰς τρίχας σοὶ τῷ Δεσπότῃ, ἥπλωσεν Ἰούδας τὰς χείρας τοῖς παρανόµοις ἡ µέν, λαβεῖν τὴν ἄφεσιν, ὁ δέ, λαβεῖν ἀργύρια. Διό σοι βοῶµεν, τῷ πραθέντι καὶ ἐλευθερώσαντι ἡµᾶς Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Idiomelon. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Προσῆλθε γυνὴ δυσώδης καὶ βεβορβορωµένη, δάκρυα προχέουσα ποσῖ σου Σωτήρ, τὸ Πάθος καταγγέλλουσα. Πῶς ἀτενίσω σοι τῷ Δεσπότῃ; αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐλήλυθας σῶσαι πόρνην. Ἐκ βυθοῦ θανοῦσάν µε ἀνάστησον, ὁ τὸν Λάζαρον ἐγείρας ἐκ τάφου τετραήµερον. Δέξαι µε τὴν τάλαιναν, Κύριε, καὶ σῶσόν µε. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Idiomelon. Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ' ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ἡ ἀπεγνωσµένη διὰ τὸν βίον, καὶ ἐπεγνωσµένη διὰ τὸν τρόπον, τὸ µύρον βαστάζουσα, προσῆλθέ σοι βοῶσα Μή µε τὴν πόρνην ἀπορρίψῃς, ὁ τεχθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου µή µου τὰ δάκρυα παρίδῃς, ἡ χαρὰ τῶν Ἀγγέλων ἀλλὰ δέξαι µε µετανοοῦσαν, ἣν οὐκ ἀπώσω Mode pl. 2. Idiomelon. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He will redeem Israel from all his transgressions. The harlot let out her hair for You the Master; Judas put out his hand to the transgressors of the Law. She, in order to receive forgiveness, and he to receive the silver. And so we cry out to You who were sold and who set us free: O Lord, glory to You! Mode pl. 2. Idiomelon. Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. A woman, reeking and defiled, approached You, O Savior. She drenched Your feet with her tears, and thus announced Your Passion. "How can I look at You the Master? For You have come to save a harlot. Dead that I am, raise me up from the depths, You who raised Lazarus from the tomb after four days. Accept me, wretch that I am, O Lord, and save me." Mode pl. 2. Idiomelon. For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. That woman, who was spurned because of her way of life, for which she had earned ill repute as a harlot, came to You with the fragrant oil in hand, and she cried out, "Please, do not throw me out for being a harlot, O Savior, born of the Virgin. Please, do not dismiss my tears and weeping, O Master, the joy of the Angels. You did not reject me when I was sinning, so now accept me as I 17

18 Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης ἁµαρτάνουσαν, Κύριε, διὰ τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. am repenting, O Lord, because of Your great mercy." Δόξα καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 4. Κύριε, ἡ ἐν πολλαῖς ἁµαρτίαις περιπεσοῦσα γυνή, τὴν σὴν αἰσθοµένη θεότητα, µυροφόρου ἀναλαβοῦσα τάξιν, ὀδυροµένη µύρα σοι πρὸ τοῦ ἐνταφιασµοῦ κοµίζει. Οἴµοι! λέγουσα, ὅτι νυξ µοι ὑπάρχει, οἶστρος ἀκολασίας, ζοφώδης τε καὶ ἀσέληνος ἔρως τῆς ἁµαρτίας. Δέξαι µου τὰς πηγὰς τῶν δακρύων, ὁ νεφέλαις διεξάγων τῆς θαλάσσης τὸ ὕδωρ. Κάµφθητί µοι πρὸς τοὺς στεναγµοὺς τῆς καρδίας, ὁ κλῖνας τοὺς οὐρανούς, τῇ ἀφάτῳ σου κενώσει. Καταφιλήσω τοὺς ἀχράντους σου πόδας, ἀποσµήξω τούτους δὲ πάλιν, τοῖς τῆς κεφαλῆς µου βοστρύχοις ὧν ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ Εὔα τὸ δειλινόν, κρότον τοῖς ὠσὶν ἠχηθεῖσα, τῷ φόβῳ ἐκρύβη. Ἁµαρτιῶν µου τὰ πλήθη καὶ κριµάτων σου ἀβύσσους, τίς ἐξιχνιάσει, ψυχοσῶστα Σωτήρ µου; Μή µε τὴν σὴν δούλην παρίδῃς, ὁ ἀµέτρητον ἔχων τὸ ἔλεος. (χαµηλοφώνως) Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (χαµηλοφώνως) ΕΥΧΗ ΤΗΕ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΥ Ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωῒ καὶ µεσηµβρίας, αἰνοῦµεν, εὐλογοῦµεν, εὐχαριστοῦµεν καὶ δεόµεθά σου, Δέσποτα τῶν ἁπάντων, Φιλάνθρωπε, Κύριε. Κατεύθυνον τὴν προσευχὴν ἡµῶν, ὡς θυµίαµα ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ µὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὰς καρδίας ἡµῶν εἰς λόγους, ἢ εἰς λογισµοὺς πονηρίας, ἀλλὰ Lord, when the woman who had fallen into many sins perceived Your divinity, she assumed the role of a myrrh-bearing woman, and lamenting brought fragrant oils to anoint You before Your burial. "Woe is me," she says. "Night for me is a frenzy without restraint, very dark and moonless, a sinful love-affair. Accept the fountains of my tears, You who draw out from the clouds the water of the sea. Take pity on me, and incline to the sighing of my heart, You who bowed the heavens by Your ineffable self-emptying. I shall cover Your unstained feet with kisses, and wipe them dry again with the locks of my hair; those feet, whose sound at twilight in Paradise echoed in Eve's ears, and she hid in fear. Who can reckon the multitude of my sins, or fathom the depths of Your judgments, O my life-saving Savior? Do not despise me, Your servant, since without measure is Your mercy." (in a low voice) Let us pray to the Lord. (in a low voice) Prayer of the Entrance In the evening and in the morning and at noonday we praise You, we bless You, we give thanks to You, and we pray to You, O Master of all, Lord who love mankind: Direct our prayer as incense before You, and incline not our hearts to words or thoughts of evil, but deliver us from all who seek after our 18

19 Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday ῥῦσαι ἡµᾶς ἐκ πάντων τῶν θηρευόντων τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν ὅτι πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ σοὶ ἠλπίσαµεν µὴ καταισχύνῃς ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν. Σοφία! Ὀρθοί! ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ souls. For to You, O Lord, O Lord, are our eyes, and in You have we hoped. Put us not to shame, O our God. Wisdom! Arise! READER Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης, ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, µάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑµνοῦµεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦµα Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς, ὑµνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς Διὸ ὁ κόσµος σὲ δοξάζει. / Ἑσπέρας... ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; and therefore the world glorifies You. / The evening... READER Προκείµενον. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλµὸς ρλεʹ. Prokeimenon. Tone 4. Psalm 135. Ἐξοµολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. Ἐξοµολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τῶν Θεῶν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Τῆς Ἐξόδου τὸ ἀνάγνωσµα. / Σοφία! Πρόσχωµεν! ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Give thanks to the God of heaven: for his mercy endures for ever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his mercy endures for ever. READER The reading is from Exodus. / Wisdom! Let us be attentive! READER (Κεφ. Βʹ, 11-23) [2:11-22] Ἐν ταῖς ἡµέραις ταῖς πολλαῖς ἐκείναις, µέγας γενόµενος Μωϋσῆς, ἐξῆλθε πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ. Κατανοήσας δὲ τὸν πόνον αὐτῶν, ὁρᾷ ἄνθρωπον Αἰγύπτιον, τύπτοντά τινα Ἑβραῖον, τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ἀδελφῶν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ. Περιβλεψάµενος δὲ ὧδε καὶ ὧδε, οὐχ ὁρᾷ, οὐδένα, καὶ πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον, ἔκρυψεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἄµµῳ. Ἐξελθὼν δὲ τῇ ἡµέρᾳ τῇ δευτέρᾳ, ὁρᾷ δύο ἄνδρας Ἑβραίους, διαπληκτιζοµένους, It came to pass in that length of days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people, the children of Israel, and saw their forced labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When he went out the next day, he saw two Hebrews fighting; and he said to the one who was in the wrong, 'Why do you strike your fellow Hebrew?' He answered, 'Who made you a 19

20 καὶ λέγει τῷ ἀδικοῦντι. Διατί σὺ τύπτεις τὸν πλησίον; Ὁ δὲ εἶπε Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ' ἡµᾶς; µὴ ἀνελεῖν µε σὺ θέλεις, ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες χθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον; Ἐφοβήθη δὲ Μωϋσῆς, καὶ εἶπεν Εἰ οὕτως ἐµφανὲς γέγονε τὸ ῥῆµα τοῦτο! Ἤκουσε δὲ Φαραὼ τὸ ῥῆµα τοῦτο, καὶ ἐζήτει ἀνελεῖν τὸν Μωϋσῆν. Ἀνεχώρησε δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἀπὸ προσώπου Φαραώ, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν γῇ Μαδιάµ, ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς γῆν Μαδιάµ, ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ φρέατος. Τῷ δὲ Ἱερεῖ Μαδιὰµ ἦσαν ἑπτὰ θυγατέρες, ποιµαίνουσαι τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν Ἰωθώρ. Παραγενόµεναι δὲ ἤντλουν, ἕως ἔπλησαν τὰς δεξαµενάς, ποτίσαι τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ, πατρὸς αὐτῶν Ἰωθώρ. Παραγενόµενοι δὲ οἱ ποιµένες, ἐξέβαλον αὐτάς. Ἀναστὰς δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἐρρύσατο αὐτάς, καὶ ἤντλησεν αὐταῖς, καὶ ἐπότισε τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῶν. Παρεγένοντο δὲ πρὸς Ῥαγουὴλ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν, ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐταῖς τί ὅτι ἐταχύνατε τοῦ παραγενέσθαι σήµερον; Αἱ δὲ εἶπον Ἄνθρωπος Αἰγύπτιος ἐρρύσατο ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ποιµένων, καὶ ἤντλησεν ἡµῖν, καὶ ἐπότισε τὰ πρόβατα ἡµῶν, ὁ δὲ εἶπε ταῖς θυγατράσιν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ποῦ ἐστι; καὶ ἵνα τί οὕτω καταλελοίπατε τὸν ἄνθρωπον; καλέσατε οὖν αὐτόν, ὅπως φάγῃ ἄρτον. Κατῳκίσθη δὲ Μωϋσῆς παρὰ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, καὶ ἐξέδοτο Σεπφώραν τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ τῷ Μωϋσῇ γυναῖκα. Ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ γυνή, ἔτεκεν υἱόν, καὶ ἐπωνόµασε Μωϋσῆς τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ Γηρσέµ, λέγων Ὅτι πάροικός εἰµι ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ. Ἔτι δὲ συλλαβοῦσα, ἔτεκεν υἱὸν δεύτερον, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ Ἐλιέζερ, λέγων Ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς τοῦ Πατρός µου βοηθός µου, καὶ ἐρρύσατό µε ἐκ χειρὸς Φαραώ. Προηγιασµένη Λειτουργία τῆς Μεγάλης Τετάρτης ruler and judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' Then Moses was afraid and thought, 'Surely the thing is known.' When Pharao heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharao. He settled in the land of Madiam. On entering the land of Madiam he sat down by a well. The priest of Madiam had seven daughters, who shepherded the flocks of the father Jethro. They came to draw water, and filled the troughs to water their father Jethro's flock. But some shepherds came and drove them away. Moses got up and came to their defence and watered their flock. When they returned to their father Jethro, he said, 'How is it that you have come back so soon today?' They said, 'An Egyptian helped us against the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock.' He said to his daughters, 'Where is he? Why did you leave the man? Invite him to eat bread.' Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Sephora in marriage. She conceived and bore a son, and Moses named him Gershom; for he said, 'I have been an alien residing in a foreign land.' She conceived again and gave birth to a second son, and he called his name Eliezer, saying, 'For the God of my father is my helper, and has delivered me from the hand of Pharao'. Προκείµενον. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλµὸς ρλζʹ. Prokeimenon. Tone 4. Psalm 137. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου µὴ παρίδῃς. Ἐξοµολογήσοµαί σοί, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ µου. Lord, your mercy is for ever: do not scorn the work of your hands. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, and I will sing to you in the presence of the angels, for you have the words of my mouth. 20